Avon Randolph Barksdale is a fictional character in the American television series The Wire, played by Wood Harris. Barksdale is one of the most powerful drug dealers in Baltimore, Maryland, and runs the Barksdale Organization. Stringer Bell, his second in command, insulates Barksdale from law enforcement and potential enemies. Working for ...

Avon Randolph Barksdale is a former narcotics trafficker and leader of the Barksdale Organization. Avon Barksdale was born on August, 15, 1970 at Provident Hospital in Baltimore City to Willette Jackson Barksdale.

He attained further recognition for his portrayal of drug kingpin Avon Barksdale on the HBO crime drama The Wire (2002–2008). Harris also played the role of cocaine dealer Ace, based on the life of Azie Faison, in the crime film Paid in Full in 2002.

The Barksdale Organization is a fictional drug-dealing gang on the television series The Wire. Many of the characters featured in season one of The Wire belong to this organization. Season 1 largely deals with the Baltimore Police Department setting up a Major Crimes Unit to investigate the Barksdale Organization, led by Avon Barksdale who is ...

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The Barksdale Organization, also known as the Barksdale Crew, was a West Baltimore narcotics trafficking organization. Led by Avon Barksdale and Russell "Stringer" Bell, they operated from the later 1990s until their dissolution in 2004.

Avon Barksdale Played by Wood Harris Leader of the drug organization that bears his name, Barksdale grew up in the Terrace high-rises and has managed to avoid arrest, remaining a furtive but increasingly powerful force in the Westside drug trade.

Jun 1, 2022 · According to the Baltimore Sun, the real Avon was named Nathan Barksdale, an infamous head of a violent heroin operation in Baltimore's Murphy Homes public housing complex in the 1980s. His...

Avon Randolph Barksdale is one of the three main antagonists (alongside Stringer Bell and Marlo Stanfield) of the HBO series The Wire. He is the dominant heroin dealer in West Side Baltimore, heading the Barksdale Organziation.

Avon Barksdale : I ain't no suit-wearin' businessman like you... you know I'm just a gangsta I suppose...